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New Amsterdam, in Lijiang closed down a few months back, but the onwer Jack has opened a new Cafe BIG CITY CAFE, which is near the North Gate of the Black Dragon Pool. So expect the usual good service, great music and those brugers.

Owner Jack Peeters simply has the best soundtrack imaginable. His place was always a retreat for me and my 2 colleagues when we spent more than a month in Lijiang. We wandered into New Amsterdam, always receiving a cheerful greeting and glass of Yunnan Red...More

I should have written this review long ago. This place deserves my recommendation. It is listed as a restaurant, but is more pub like and honestly I traveled throughout Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines and China in the last year and a half and this is...More

Three of us went to watch football, and if that is what you want to do, seemed like only place to do so. Drawbacks are the food which is very average, and small beer selection. And a little smoking with some bar flies hogging the...More

A bit hard to find. Across from KFC, take a left after passing china construction bank. Very friendly owner. Western menu of burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, english breakfast. Fair prices. We had a Jacked Up burger and the chicken sandwich. Portions were large and good......More

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if you are sick of chinese food,then new amsterdam is the place for a big and very nice burger.the selection of alcool is like beeing at harrys bar in London and the pool table is good to relax.You can also watch some football matches...More

We went to this place to watch some football on TV, and the owner was helpful, but the patrons . . . let's just say that some are 'special'.
If you need to watch a game on TV, they seem to gather to this, but...More

This is my number 1 favorite Bar in the whole of Lijiang. Forget the centre of the old town with its crazy high prices, check this place out for good western food, (Burgers are good), stimulating conversation and excellent music...the owner Jack, has a very...More